In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a boy who can communicate with his dog telepathically is targeted by a mysterious committee.In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a boy who can communicate with his dog telepathically is targeted by a mysterious committee.In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a boy who can communicate with his dog telepathically is targeted by a mysterious committee.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Tim McIntire
- Blood
- (voice)
Michael Rupert
- Gery
- (as Mike Rupert)
Dickie Jones
- Man with Shotgun
- (uncredited)
L.Q. Jones
- Actor in Porno Film
- (uncredited)
Maggie Smith
- Old Lady Survivor
- (uncredited)
Tiger
- Blood - the Dog
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaWhen this film won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, the award went to the writer(s) and director(s) (in this case, L.Q. Jones), as had been done for years before. However, Harlan Ellison, author of the original story who at the time had already won six Hugos, put up such a fuss at being left out that the Hugo committee eventually decided to include him. Unfortunately, there were no iconic Hugo Award rocket statues left, so the committee just gave him an extra base. With the two Hugos he would win after this, Ellison would claim to have won eight-and-a-half Hugos, with this being the half.
- GoofsNear the end of the film, when Vic is speaking with Blood outside the entrance to The Down Under, Vic refers to him as "Tiger", which was the dog's actual name.
- Alternate versionsAccording to the Blu-ray commentary, the prologue (mushroom clouds and explanatory text, the first minute and a half or so) was added for the 1982 rerelease to help explain the world of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)
- SoundtracksWhen the World Was New
by Richard Gillis
Featured review
A lot of fans of 1970s SF movies love 'A Boy And His Dog'. I don't. But I don't hate it either. I have read many stories by Harlan Ellison, but not the novella which inspired this (though I have read the prequel 'Eggsucker') so I can't say whether the fault is in the source material or L.Q. Jones' adaptation. Jones, an excellent character actor probably best known for his work with Sam Peckinpah, previously scripted the underrated horror movie 'The Brotherhood Of Satan', and also directed this time around. There's nothing really bad about his work here, but it ultimately fails to satisfy, and one can't help but feel it would have made a better short than a full length movie. Future 80s TV heartthrob Don Johnson is actually pretty good as "the boy" Vic, and Tim McIntire is even better as the voice of Blood. The cast also includes the late Jason Robards ('Magnolia') who had acted alongside Jones in a couple of Peckinpah movies, and Alvy Moore ('Green Acres'), an old friend of Jones' who was also in 'Brotherhood Of Satan'. Many people regard this in some ways as an inspiration for 'Mad Max'. George Miller claims he wasn't aware of 'A Boy And His Dog' until after he made the first movie in the series, and I can't see any reason to doubt him. The post-apocalyptic background was already a regular theme in SF stories even if it wasn't all that common in SF movies, and let's face it the movies have a lot more differences than similarities, but it's worth mentioning just the same. There were several SF movies made in the 1970s that deserve more attention. 'A Boy And His Dog' is one of them, but it still doesn't alter the fact that it is far from a great movie, and not without some dull patches. Even so, it is still worth watching, especially if you want to see what the decade had to offer other than 'Star Wars'.
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- 2024: Apocalipsis nuclear
- Filming locations
- Coyote Dry Lake, California, USA(desert wasteland setting)
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- Budget
- $400,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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